TY - JOUR
T1 - Technology-enabled and universally designed assessment
T2 - Considering access in measuring the achievement of students with disabilities-a foundation for research
AU - Almond, Patricia
AU - Winter, Phoebe
AU - Cameto, Reńe
AU - Russell, Michael
AU - Sato, Edynn
AU - Clarke-Midura, Jody
AU - Torres, Chloe
AU - Haertel, Geneva
AU - Dolan, Robert
AU - Beddow, Peter
AU - Lazarus, Sheryl
PY - 2010/11
Y1 - 2010/11
N2 - This paper represents one outcome from the Invitational Research Symposium on Technology-Enabled and Universally Designed Assessments, which examined technology-enabled assessments (TEA) and universal design (UD) as they relate to students with disabilities (SWD). It was developed to stimulate research into TEAs designed to make tests appropriate for the full range of the student population through enhanced accessibility. Four themes are explored: (a) a construct-centered approach to developing accessible assessments; (b) how technology and UD can provide access to targeted knowledge, skills, and abilities by embedding access and interactive features directly into systems that deliver TEAs; (c) the possibility of incorporating scaffolding directly into innovative assessment items; and (d) the importance of investigating the validity of inferences from TEAs that incorporate accessibility features designed to maximize validity. The article conveys the issues arising through the symposium and offers insights to researchers who conduct studies on the design, development, and validation of technology-enabled and universally designed assessments that include SWD. The paper proposes a focused research agenda and makes it clear that a principled program of research is needed to properly develop and use technology-enabled and universally designed educational assessments that encourage the inclusion of SWD. As research progresses, TEAs need to improve how they assess students' understanding of complex academic content and how they provide equitable access to all students including SWD.
AB - This paper represents one outcome from the Invitational Research Symposium on Technology-Enabled and Universally Designed Assessments, which examined technology-enabled assessments (TEA) and universal design (UD) as they relate to students with disabilities (SWD). It was developed to stimulate research into TEAs designed to make tests appropriate for the full range of the student population through enhanced accessibility. Four themes are explored: (a) a construct-centered approach to developing accessible assessments; (b) how technology and UD can provide access to targeted knowledge, skills, and abilities by embedding access and interactive features directly into systems that deliver TEAs; (c) the possibility of incorporating scaffolding directly into innovative assessment items; and (d) the importance of investigating the validity of inferences from TEAs that incorporate accessibility features designed to maximize validity. The article conveys the issues arising through the symposium and offers insights to researchers who conduct studies on the design, development, and validation of technology-enabled and universally designed assessments that include SWD. The paper proposes a focused research agenda and makes it clear that a principled program of research is needed to properly develop and use technology-enabled and universally designed educational assessments that encourage the inclusion of SWD. As research progresses, TEAs need to improve how they assess students' understanding of complex academic content and how they provide equitable access to all students including SWD.
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:78549267484
SN - 1540-2525
VL - 10
SP - 1
EP - 52
JO - Journal of Technology, Learning, and Assessment
JF - Journal of Technology, Learning, and Assessment
IS - 5
ER -